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Enrollment
809
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087002830
WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2800 TURKEY CREEK RD, PLANT CITY, FL 33566 · (813) 757-9433 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
319 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 148 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (148).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
67.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 67.9% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 66.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 809 | 39.4% | 65.6% |
| SORRENTO ELEMENTARY SORRENTO | 841 | 38.5% | 56.6% |
| LUTZ K-8 SCHOOL LUTZ | 771 | 34.8% | 69.5% |
| CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROOKSVILLE | 783 | 36.4% | 74.5% |
| BUCKHORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALRICO | 667 | 38.2% | 65.0% |
| SAN ANTONIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DADE CITY | 706 | 34.8% | 49.2% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #625 of 2,136 | #44 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #738 of 2,149 ▼ 36 | #49 of 176 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #683 of 2,149 ▼ 104 | #45 of 176 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #450 of 2,267 | #38 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #777 of 2,077 | #61 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #976 of 2,108 | #102 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #1,600 of 2,188 | #113 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #1,276 of 1,374 | #120 of 124 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
809
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 1,052
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 809 | 53.2 | 15.2:1 | 39% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 57 | 14.9:1 | 49% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 847 | 54 | 15.7:1 | 48% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 780 | 53 | 14.7:1 | 56% (440) |
| 2017-18 | 828 | 57 | 14.5:1 | 57% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 886 | 60 | 14.8:1 | 53% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 865 | 62 | 13.9:1 | 45% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 1,052 | 53 | 19.9:1 | 37% (390) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A medium-sized elementary school in PLANT CITY, Florida, WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 809 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Florida is roughly 604 students; this school is 34% larger than that.
WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in a 300-school district, HILLSBOROUGH, which enrolls 221,318 students.
Roughly 55% of students at WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Enrollment also includes 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 53.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 39%.
allk12 grades WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.4%. WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 65.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Hillsborough County show that the median household income is $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 320 public schools in Hillsborough County, enrolling about 223,193 students in all.
Nearest public school: TRAPNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 2.0 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL climbed 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 780 to 809 students.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
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- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in PLANT CITY
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- DURANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,504 students
- TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,340 students
- MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 1,066 students
- TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,000 students
- SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 750 students
Nearby schools
- TRAPNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 421
- ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 522
- TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,000
- DOVER ELEMENTARY2.7 mi · 530
- WILLIS PETERS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER2.7 mi · 61
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 2,572
Frequently asked questions
About WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 809 students in grades PK-05.
Is WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.2:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 55% White, 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.